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Iran's former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has filed to run in the country's May presidential election, contradicting a recommendation from the nation's Supreme Leader to stay out of the race.
Associated Press journalists watched as stunned election officials processed Ahmadinejad's paperwork on Wednesday.
Ahmadinejad previously said he wasn't going to run after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei advised him not to.
But many hard-liners in Iran seek a tough-talking candidate to rally around who can stand up to U.S. President Donald Trump.
Iran's moderate President Hassan Rouhani, who negotiated the nuclear deal with world powers, is expected to run for re-election.
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Apr 12, 2017 03:00pm
He is a great leader. Iranians should re-elect him as President.
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Apr 12, 2017 03:48pm
Good luck, he proved himself very well to be a good man, all the best.
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Apr 12, 2017 04:33pm
He is as honnest and decisive as Narendra Modi.
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Apr 12, 2017 04:42pm
he's too outspoken. he shouldn't be the president.
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Apr 12, 2017 05:54pm
Welcome to the club.
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Apr 12, 2017 05:54pm
I would vote for him without a second thought.
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Apr 12, 2017 05:57pm
Looks like Iran is more democratic than Pakistan... hmmm...
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Apr 12, 2017 06:00pm
One of the best Iranian leaders who is not afraid to stand up for his country's rights against Western countries.
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Apr 12, 2017 06:29pm
Hope he is trounced by the incumbent President Hassan Rouhani who Iran needs more than a braggart from the past. Beware politicians making comebacks.
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Apr 12, 2017 08:12pm
He has my vote. A hardliner for a hardliner.
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Apr 12, 2017 09:42pm
Good!
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Apr 13, 2017 06:21am
Oh no, him, not again!!
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